2009 STP/CMAQ Regional Competition Application This application is available on the Puget Sound Regional Council website at http://www.psrc.org/projects/tip/index.htm.

**Please read all of the text in this section before completing this application** Important notice: The importance of complete and accurate information on every application cannot be overemphasized. The evaluation and scoring of all submitted projects will be based on the answers provided in this application. A project’s suitability for regional funding may be compromised if the application is found to have omissions or inaccuracies. In addition, sponsors of projects recommended for funding as a result of the competition should be aware that their application could be used in the future to evaluate the status of a project if it fails to comply with the requirements of the Puget Sound Regional Council’s (PSRC) Project Tracking program.

Projects receiving funding as a result of this competition: Funding distributed as a result of the 2009 STP/CMAQ Regional Competition is awarded to projects of regional priority, not to the sponsoring agency itself. Sponsors of projects that receive funds from this competition will be required to submit a more detailed TIPMOD or TIPNEW application, which will be due to the PSRC on July 7, 2009. Please note that these sponsors will also be asked to certify that they will comply with the conditions of the PSRC’s Project Tracking Program, as a condition of accepting regional funding. Failing to comply with this condition, and/or with the conditions established in the PSRC’s Project Tracking Program, may eventually result in the loss and/or transfer of funds to another regional priority project.

14-page limit: You may use additional pages if necessary; however, please be as brief as possible and limit your application to a total of fourteen (14) pages, plus map(s) and/or other required supporting documents.

Email submissions are preferred: Attach your completed application to an email and send it to TIPRPEC@psrc.org. Please name the file "STPCMAQ Competition-[agency]-[project title]". If you are unable to email the application, please mail a copy of the electronic file on diskette or CD, and fax or mail a corresponding paper copy. Electronic copies of all applications are required, as they will be posted to the PSRC’s web site. Mailed materials should be sent to: Chris Peak, Puget Sound Regional Council, 1011 Western Avenue Ste. 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1035 and/or faxed to 206-587-4825, Attn: Chris Peak. For questions or to confirm receipt of your application, contact Chris Peak at 206-464-7536 or cpeak@psrc.org. All applications must be submitted by April 10, 2009.

Definition of a project: For the purposes of this competition, a project must be clearly defined by geographic limits and/or functionality. If the project contains multiple components, the sponsor must clearly indicate how they are logically connected to one another. A project with multiple geographic locations must demonstrate their functional relationship (for example, signal coordination work in various locations tied together through a traffic control center). Note: a project may request only one funding source – either STP or CMAQ, but not both. If you have questions please contact Kelly McGourty at 206-971-3601 or kmcgourty@psrc.org.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION INFORMATION

Project title: Urban Centers Access Project

For roadway project titles: list facility name, limits, and any other identifying words, e.g., SR-520 HOV (104th Ave NE to 124th Ave NE).

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2 Destination 2030 ID#: The project is consistent with Destination 2030's Regional Growth Management and Transportation Policies. See Question #9 on how the project is specifically located in and/or consistent with local comprehensive plans.

To be eligible for federal funding, a project must be in, or consistent with, Destination 2030, the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). To confirm whether your project is specifically listed in Destination 2030, refer to

Appendix 9 of Destination 2030 at http://www.psrc.org/projects/mtp/d2030plan.htm. For assistance or questions regarding these issues, contact Kimberly Scrivner at 206-971-3281 or kscrivner@psrc.org.

a. Sponsoring agency: King County 3

b. Co-sponsor(s) if applicable: WSDOT, Downtown Seattle Association, The University of Washington, and the following eight cities: Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, and Tukwila.

Important: For the purposes of this application and competition, “co-sponsor” refers to any agency that would receive a portion of the funding if the requested grant were to be awarded.

c. Does sponsoring agency have “Certification Acceptance” status from WSDOT? Yes No

d. If not, which agency will serve as your CA sponsor? (refer to WSDOT’s Local Agency Guidelines Manual for information on CA status: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ta/operations/lag/LAG13.pdf

Project contact person: Matt Hansen 4 Address: 400 Yesler Way, MS YES-TR-0600, Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-263-3598

Fax: 206-684-2058

Email: matt.hansen@kingcounty.gov

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Project description. Please distinguish between the scope of the project and the justification and/or need for the project.

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a. Project scope: Please describe clearly and concisely the individual components of this project. What will be the specific outcome of this project? What will be built, purchased or provided with this grant request? For example, if this is part of a larger project, please be specific as to what portion on which the grant funds will be used.

The Urban Centers Access Project is a partnership between King County, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), and eight cities within King County that contain designated Regional Growth Centers.

The project will provide services and incentives that will increase the use of non-SOV travel by employees and residents in all 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County. These strategies will leverage and be coordinated with current investments of the state Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program, the Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center (GTEC) program, and highway construction mitigation programs, specifically the Urban Partnership program on SR 520.

The project will provide the following services and incentives: 1) Employee and residential based promotion materials to encourage transit, ridesharing, non-motorized travel, carsharing, and telecommuting, 2) Incentives to implement new commute programs to increase use of transit, ridesharing, bicycle and walk travel, telecommuting, and to improve parking management policies and reduce subsidies for parking to commuters, 3) Outreach to employers and residents to help improve trip reduction programs, 4) Minor capital improvements such as bike racks and signage, and 5) Measurement and evaluation to document trip reduction results.

The specific outcomes of this project will be 1) Reduction of congestion in the 17 Regional Growth Centers, 2) Reduction of greenhouse gas emmissions and other air pollutants, 3) Reduction of vehicle miles traveled (VMT), 4) Increased use of transit, ridesharing, carsharing, and telecommuting, 5) A healthier population due to increased physical activies (walking and biking), and 6) Lower transportation costs per household.

Project funding will provide incentives and promotion materials targeted to reduce single occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips and VMT in the 17 Regional Growth Centers. The project will also provide staff resources for project development, outreach to employers and residents, and project evaluation. The project will also lead to an estimated 470 new and expanded contracts for employer-provided commute programs, leveraged by the incentives.

This project fits with state and regional strategies to improve the performance of the transportation system, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, promote economic development, and improve public health through managing transportation demand. WSDOT has committed its current and future CTR program resources as a contribution for the required local match. b. Project justification, need or purpose: Please explain the intent, need or purpose of this project. What is the goal or desired outcome?

The purpose of the project is to assist the region, state, and local jurisdictions to meet their adopted goals related to transportation, growth and greenhouse gas emissions. These goals include: 1) Improving the performance of the state highway system, 2) Helping the Regional Growth Centers achieve density targets without increasing traffic congestion, 3) Reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases from personal transportation, 4) Reducing drive alone commutes to the 500+ CTR-affected worksites by 10% by 2011, 5) Reducing vehicle miles traveled to the 500+ CTR-affected worksites by 13% by 2011, and 6) Reaching employees who work in the Regional Growth Centers that are not served by the state CTR program.

The desired outcome of this project is an increase in transit, ridesharing, carsharing and telecommuting. The project will reduce congestion in the Regional Growth Centers, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce vehicle miles traveled, improve conditions for economic development, and provide for a healthier population due to increased physical activites (walking and bicycling).

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Project location: The project will focus in the 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County. These Regional Growth Centers include Northgate, University Community, South Lake Union, Uptown Queen Anne, Downtown Seattle, First Hill/Capitol Hill, Burien, SeaTac, Kent, Federal Way, Auburn, Tukwila, Renton, Downtown Bellevue, Overlake, Redmond, and Totem Lake.

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a. County(ies) in which project is located: King County

Answer the following questions if applicable: b. Crossroad/landmark nearest to beginning of project (identify landmark if no crossroad): c. Crossroad/landmark nearest to end of project (identify landmark if no crossroad):

7 Map: 1. Include a legible 8½” x 11” project map with the completed application form. 2. Include a legible vicinity map with the completed application form (may be smaller than 8½” x 11”).

Note: If unable to send the map electronically, mail a copy on diskette and provide a paper copy by fax or mail.

Federal functional classification code (Please select only one code using the table below) 8

For assistance determining functional classification, contact Stephanie Rossi at 206-971-3054 or srossi@psrc.org.

Important: A roadway must be approved on the federally classified roadway system before projects on it may use federal transportation funds (this includes proposed new facilities). Projects on a roadway with a functional classification of 09, 19, 29, or 39 are not eligible to use federal transportation funds unless they are one of the exceptions listed below. If your project is an exception, identify its functional class code as “00".

Examples of exceptions: • Any bicycle and/or pedestrian project. • Projects not on a roadway and using CMAQ or other funds • Any transit project, including equipment purchase and park-and-ride lot projects.

Rural Functional Classifications “Under 5,000 population”

(Outside federal-aid urbanized and federal-aid urban areas)

00 Exception 01 Principal Arterial - Interstate 02 Principal Arterial 06 Minor Arterial 07 Major Collector 08 Minor Collector 09 Local Access 21 Proposed Principal Arterial – Interstate 22 Proposed Principal Arterial 26 Proposed Minor Arterial 27 Proposed Major Collector 28 Proposed Minor Collector 29 Proposed Local Access

Urban Functional Classifications “Over 5,000 population”

(Inside federal-aid urbanized and federal-aid urban areas)

00 Exception 11 Principal Arterial – Interstate 12 Principal Arterial – Expressway 14 Principal Arterial 16 Minor Arterial 17 Collector 19 Local Access 31 Proposed Principal Arterial – Interstate 32 Proposed Principal Arterial – Expressway 34 Proposed Principal Arterial 36 Proposed Minor Arterial 37 Proposed Collector 39 Proposed Local Access

PLAN CONSISTENCY INFORMATION

Note: Cities, towns, and counties seeking federal funds managed by the PSRC may submit an application only if their comprehensive plan has been certified by the PSRC. Any other agency (e.g., transit agency, WSDOT, tribal nation, etc.) must show that its project is consistent with the applicable city and/or county comprehensive plan(s). The project also must be consistent with VISION 2040, the growth management, environmental, economic and transportation strategy for the central Puget Sound region (http://www.psrc.org/projects/vision/pubs/vision2040/index.htm), and with Destination 2030, the central Puget Sound region’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (http://www.psrc.org/projects/mtp/d2030plan.htm). To obtain hard copies, please contact the PSRC's Information Center at 206-464-7532 or infoctr@psrc.org. For questions about consistency and certification, contact Yorik Stevens-Wajda at 206-971-3276 or ystevens@psrc.org. For questions regarding centers, contact Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3280 or bbakkenta@psrc.org.

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9 Consistency with adopted VISION 2040 and Destination 2030

Note: The questions in this section must be answered by all applicants. If you need assistance, please contact staff at the local jurisdiction in which the project is located. Information on the current certification status of a local plan is available on the PSRC’s web site at www.psrc.org/projects/planreview/ppr_status.htm.

a. Indicate the current certification status of the local comprehensive plan’s transportation element. Note: Select only

one from the drop-down box below and provide the most recent date of certification action. If you select “Not Certified," leave the date field blank.

• Certification Status: Certified

• Date of certification action (mm/dd/yy): 01/25/07

b. Please check all boxes that apply to the project's location. If portions of the project are located in more than one of the locations listed, please check all appropriate boxes.

The project is located outside the designated urban growth area. (Refer to Map of Urban/Rural Boundaries at http://www.psrc.org/projects/tip/applications/reference.htm for more information.)

The project is located within the designated urban growth area.

The project is located within one or more formally designated regional growth or manufacturing/industrial centers. (Please identify the center(s) in the space below; refer to http://www.psrc.org/projects/monitoring/rgc.htm for more information.)

The project will focus in the 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County. These Regional Growth Centers include Northgate, University Community, South Lake Union, Uptown Queen Anne, Downtown Seattle, First Hill/Capitol Hill, Burien, SeaTac, Kent, Federal Way, Auburn, Tukwila, Renton, Downtown Bellevue, Overlake, Redmond, and Totem Lake.

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c. Is the project specifically identified in a local comprehensive plan?

Yes. Indicate (1) plan name, (2) relevant section(s), and (3) page number where it can be found: No. Describe how the project is consistent with the applicable local comprehensive plan, citing specific local policies and provisions the project supports. Please include the actual text of all relevant policies or information on where it can be found, e.g. the policy document name and page number. This project supports and is consistent with local, regional, and state policies and comprehensive plans. Samples of how the project is consistent with local, regional, and state plans are listed below.

Sample local plan citations: 1) City of Seattle: 2005 CP and 2008 Amendments: Transportation Element 3.1, C Increasing Transportation Choices (Policies: T17, T18, T19 (TDM) T20, T21; p. 3.9-3.10), 2) City of Bellevue: Comprehensive Plan Updates and Amendments as of August 2008: Transportation Element (TDM Polices: TR-9-TR-14, p. 124-126), 3) City of Redmond: 2005 Comprehensive Plan: Transportation section last updated 2004: Exhibit 1 to Ordinance No. 2230: Transportation Element (TDM cy TR-37, p. 12), 4) City of Kirkland: 2005 Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 9 Transportation Element (TDM Policy: T-5.6, p. IX-18), 5) City of Kent: 2004 Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 9 Transportation Element (Policies: TR-3.5, TR-8.1, TR-8.8, TR-8.9, p. 9:42-47), 6) City of Renton: 2004 Comprehensive Plan: Transportation Element (amended 12/08) (Policies: T-65, T-71, T-72, T-73, p. XI 47-48), 7) City of Tukwila 2005 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Transportation Element (Policies: 13.4.4, 13.4.5, 13.4.10, p. 162-163), 8) City of SeaTac Comprehensive Plan (with 2007 annual update) Chapter 3 Transportation Element (Policies: 3.4A, 3.4F, p. 3:1-17), 9) City of Burien 2007 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2.5 Transportation Element (Policy: TR 7.1.2, p.2-99), 10) City of Federal Way 2003 Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 3 Transportation (Policies: TP58, TP59, p. III-65), and 11) City of Auburn 2007 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (TDM Policies: TR-33-37, p. 5:6-7).

Vision 2040: The project is consistent with Vision 2040's Regional Action "Commute Trip Reduction" (T-Action-11). The project reduces the need for new capital improvements by implementing demand management strategies (MPP-T-3), emphasizes transportation investments that provide and encourage alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle travel (MPP-T-23), and increases trips made by transit, vanpool, carpool, and other alternatives to driving alone (MPP-T-24).

Destination 2030: The project is consistent with Destination 2030's Regional Growth Management and Transportation Policies. The project will offer a variety of alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle travel which supports the efficient use of the transportation system (RT-8.1) and provides pricing strategies to manage travel demand and improve air quality (RT-8.15).

PSRC’s Regional CTR Plan for Central Puget Sound (2008) : The project is consistent with PSRC’s Regional CTR Plan for reducing SOV trips among commuters (p. 33). The project will help the region achieve its CTR goals by providing funding and services to promote alternative commute modes for employees who work in Regional Growth Centers.

King County Strategic Plan for Public Transportation, 2007-2016: The project is consisent with this plan to improve service and create new services in the urban centers (S-3), provide enhanced service to per adopted housing and population targets (S-4), and enter partnerships to increase transit use and promote alternative commute programs (S-9).

2008 State Climate Comprehensive Plan: The project is consistent with the state’s comprehensive climate plan to enhance urban commute trip reduction and rideshare programs (p. 45). The project will promote transit, ridesharing, and non-motorized travel in the designated regional centers consistent with the state’s Commute Trip Reduction program.

King County Climate Plan (2007): The project is consistent with the King County Climate Plan with the goal of promoting climate friendly modes of transportation. Specifically, King County will expand and encourage use of alternative modes of transportation such as public transit, carpooling, car-sharing, bicycle and pedestrian trails, sidewalks and non-motorized travel (p. 75). The project promotes alternative forms of transportation through incentives, outreach, and minor capital improvements.

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REGIONAL PROJECT EVALUATION

Important: Projects will be evaluated and scored based on the information provided in Parts 1 and 2 which follow. Refer to the “Regional Project Evaluation Criteria” (Section 3 of the STP/CMAQ Regional Competition Call for Projects) for guidance, examples, and details on scoring, before completing these sections of the application.

Instructions: • Part 1: Choose the one project category that best fits your project and complete the corresponding section A, B, or C. • Part 2: Complete all three sections in Part 2 (sections D, E, and F).

Part 1: Category Specific Questions (70 Points STP, 50 Points CMAQ)

10. Select one of the following three categories that best fits your project and follow the corresponding instructions: Designated Regional Growth Center: Complete section A and proceed directly to Part 2. Manufacturing/Industrial Center: Complete section B and proceed directly to Part 2. Corridors Serving Centers: Complete section C and proceed directly to Part 2.

Note: Please refer to Attachment 6 of the Policy Framework (Section 2 of the STP/CMAQ Regional Competition Call for Projects) for a map of designated urban and manufacturing/industrial centers. An updated map is also available on the PSRC website at http://www.psrc.org/projects/tip/applications/reference.htm. For questions regarding the designation of a specific center, contact Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3280 or bbakkenta@psrc.org.

Information on the 2005 adopted Regional Economic Strategy and the targeted industry clusters, including definitions and maps of the clusters, may be found on the Prosperity Partnership website at http://www.prosperitypartnership.org/clusters/index.htm. For questions regarding these topics, contact Chris Strow at 206-971-3051 or cstrow@psrc.org.

A. Designated Regional Growth Centers Instructions: Complete this section (questions 11-13) if you selected “Designated Regional Growth Centers” in question 10, and then proceed directly to Part 2. Do not complete Sections B or C. 11. Regional Growth Center Development. Please address the following:

• Growth. Describe how the project will support the potential for housing/employment densities in the center. Describe how the project will support the development/redevelopment plans and activities of the center.

• Plans and Policies. Describe how the project furthers the objectives and aims of existing policies for the center; please provide a citation and copy of the corresponding policies.

• Regional Economic Strategy. Describe whether the project helps to create or sustain jobs in the targeted industry clusters within the center; these clusters are identified in the adopted 2005 Regional Economic Strategy.

Regional Growth: The project will support the potential for housing and employment densities and the development and redevelopment plans and activities for the 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County. The project will offer transportation services and travel choices to these centers to reduce reliance on SOV travel and support efficient and compact growth. According to the PSRC December 2002 report on Regional Growth Centers, the adopted growth plans provide for the average population density to double by 2015. Based on the historical success of implementing the services outlined in this project, these centers are very attractive transit markets. As the project will provide incentives and education on mutiple travel options for employees and residents, increasing transit use and other non-SOV travel is very likely. The adopted growth plans also have significant targets for employment in the Regional Growth Centers. These centers have plans for an average of 50% increase in jobs within the next 10 years. Plans and Policies: All 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County are identified in their respective cities' comprehensive plans (See Question 9c for sample provisions and citations). In addition, Vision 2020 and Destination 2030 encourage the provision of services in these adopted Regional Growth Centers. The project supports the objectives and aims of existing policies for the Regional Growth Centers by providing incentives and services for the employees and residents who work, live, and travel to/within these centers.

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Regional Economic Strategy: The project will help create and sustain jobs in the five targeted industry clusters within the Regional Growth Centers, as identified in the adopted 2005 Regional Economic Strategy. Based on 2007 PSRC Cluster Industries in King County Regional Growth Centers estimates, over 81,000 employees in the five targeted industries work in the 17 Regional Growth Centers. (Detail by industry cluster: Aerospace = 9,484. Clean Technology = 753. Information Technology = 57,409. Life Science = 6,633. Logistics & International Trade = 6,894. Total = 81,173.) Employees in the five targeted industry clusters consist of 21% of the total covered employment estimates in these centers. These employees will receive transit and ridesharing information and promotion. Businesses within these industry clusters will be offered incentives and outreach to encourage use of transit, ridesharing, and bicycle and walk travel by their employees.

12. Project’s Benefit to the Regional Growth Center. Please address the following

• Long-Term Benefit. Does the project remedy a current or anticipated problem (e.g. congestion, incomplete sidewalk system, inadequate transit service/facilities, modal conflicts and/or the preservation of essential freight movement)? Please describe.

• User Groups Supported. Describe the user groups that will benefit from the project (including commuters, residents, commercial users, those groups identified in the President’s Order for Environmental Justice1 and/or areas experiencing high levels of unemployment or chronic underemployment).

Long-Term Benefit: The project will assist local jurisdictions, the region and state to meet their adopted goals related to transportation, growth, and greenhouse gas emissions in several ways. The project will improve the performance and increase the people carrying capacity of the existing transportation system. The project will result in an estimated 8,980 daily SOV trip reductions, and will increase the use of all non-SOV travel modes, carsharing, and telecommuting to and within the Regional Growth Centers in King County. The project will also improve access to the Regional Growth Centers by encouraging the use of non-SOV travel as viable travel options for employees and residents. User Groups Supported: The Urban Centers Access project will benefit a significant number of users and several user groups. According to 2007 PSRC covered employment estimates, over 395,000 employees work in the 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County. Most directly benefiting will be user groups that travel to/from and within these centers including commuters, residents, and groups identified in the President's Order for Environmental Justice (low income and minority populations). These user groups will benefit from this project with improved services and new employer and neighborhood sponsored programs to encourage the use of transit (bus/rail), ridesharing, bicycling, and walking and fund minor capital projects (such as signage and bicycle racks). The Urban Centers Access project will provide services and incentives to link low income and minority populations to the Regional Growth Centers. The Destination 2030 Plan (Appendix 2. Environmental Justice) cites the importance of transit improvements that provide links between the region's major job centers and low income and minority neighborhoods. Also, one of the key items identified in the Vision 2020 Draft EIS - Environmental Justice process includes the need for improved transportation services. Per the PSRC Low-income population map in 2000, low income populations are concentrated in the following Regional Growth Centers: Auburn, Burien, Uptown Queen Anne, First Hill/Capitol Hill, Northgate, South Lake Union, Tukwila, downtown Seattle, and the University Community. Per the PSRC Minority population map in 2000, minority populations are concentrated in the following Regional Growth Centers: Burien, Federal Way, Renton, Uptown Queen Anne, First Hill / Capitol Hill, SeaTac, South Lake Union, Tukwila, downtown Seattle, and the University Community.

13. Circulation within the Regional Growth Center. Please address the following.

• Safety and Convenience. Describe how the project improves safe & convenient access to major destinations within the center.

• Intermodal Opportunities and Connections. Describe how the project will improve circulation and enhanced opportunities for active transportation within the center for people and/or goods regarding (address each relevant area): walkability, public transit access, public transit speed and reliability, safety & security, bicycle mobility, bicycle facilities, streetscape improvements, traffic calming, preservation of essential freight movement and/or other.

• Travel Choices. Describe how the project provides users (e.g. employees, residents, customers) a range of travel modes or provides a “missing” mode.

1 The President’s Order for Environmental Justice states “each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies and activities on minority populations and low-income populations.”

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• System Continuity. Describe how the project completes a physical gap or provides an essential link in the transportation network.

• Parking. If the project has a parking component, describe how it has been designed to be compatible with a pedestrian oriented environment, including any innovative parking management tools.

Safety and Convenience: The Urban Centers Access project will significantly improve access to all 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County by encouraging the use of non-SOV travel as viable travel options for employees and residents. It will have a significant impact on traffic flow and circulation to major destinations within centers such as Downtown Bellevue, South Lake Union, Downtown Seattle, and Redmond - Overlake by increasing use of bus, rail, vanpool, carpool, bicycle, and walk travel, carsharing, telecommuting, and improving parking management policies. These activites will also reduce vehicular traffic in the Regional Growth Centers, which will improve mobility within and to the centers. The project will result in an estimated 8,980 daily single occupancy vehicle trip reductions per Question 18 Air Quality and Climate Change. Intermodal Opportunities and Connections: The project will improve circulation and enhance active transportion within the Regional Growth Centers by providing incentives for employers to start new or enhance existing commute programs. Implementation of these programs will increase the use of bus, rail, vanpool, carpool, bicycle, and walk travel among employees and residents. The project also includes funding for minor capital improvements such as bike racks and signage to encourage walking and biking and making these modes of travel more accessbile and viable as commuting options. Travel Choices: The purpose of the Urban Centers Access project is to increase the use of all non-SOV travel modes, carsharing, and telecommuting to and within Regional Growth Centers. The project will provide incentives and education on mutiple travel options for employers, employees, residents, customers, developers, and building managers. The project will target 1) promotion and outreach to encourage transit, ridesharing, non-motorized travel, carsharing, and telecommuting through work or home-end marketing, 2) incentives to increase the use of transit, ridesharing, non-motorized travel, telecommuting, and improve parking management policies, and 3) minor capital improvements such as bike racks and signage to increase the travel choices in the Regional Growth Centers. System Continuity: The project is an essential link to using the existing transportation network more efficently and effecitvely. By increasing the use of bus, rail, vanpool, carpool, car sharing, walking and biking, the existing transportation system will increase its people carrying capacity and reduce or delay the need for expensive capacity adding roadway projects. The existing transportation system will effectively increase its people carrying capacity by an estimated 8,980 daily single occupancy vehicle trip reductions. About 7,600 trips or 85% of the SOV trip reductions will be from shifts to bus and rail travel. Parking: The Urban Centers Access project will encourage parking management policies and strategies to reduce SOV travel, encourage carpool and vanpool use, increase bicycle parking and reduce employer subsidies for commuter parking. The project will result in the shifts from SOVs to bus, rail, vanpool, carpool, bicycle, and walk travel.

B. Manufacturing/Industrial Centers

Instructions: Complete this section (question 14) if you selected “Manufacturing/Industrial Centers” in question 10, and then proceed directly to Part 2. Do not complete Sections A or C. 14. Mobility and Accessibility. Please address the following:

• Freight Movement. Describe how the project provides opportunities for freight movement. • Growth Plans and Policies. Describe how the project will benefit or support the development of the

manufacturing/industrial center. • System Continuity. Does the project complete a physical gap, provide an essential link, or remove a barrier in the

Freight & Goods component of the Metropolitan Transportation System (See Destination 2030, Technical Appendix 4)? Please describe.

• Safety. Describe how the project improves safety and reduces modal conflicts to help achieve a “seamless” system. • Improved Commute Access. Describe how the project improves access for one or more modes to major

employment sites or access to residential areas outside the center, including opportunities for active transportation. • Trip Reduction. How does the project promote Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) opportunities?

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• User Groups Supported. Describe the user groups (e.g. employees, customers, modal carriers, those identified in the President’s Order for Environmental Justice and/or areas experiencing high levels of unemployment or chronic underemployment) that will benefit from the project.

• Regional Economic Strategy. Describe how the project helps to create or sustain jobs in the targeted industry clusters within the center; these clusters are identified in the adopted 2005 Regional Economic Strategy.

C. Connecting Corridors

Instructions: Complete this section (questions 15-17) if you selected “Corridors Serving Centers” in question 10, and then proceed directly to Part 2. Do not complete Sections A or B. 15. Benefit to Regional Growth or Manufacturing/Industrial Center. Please address the following:

• Growth Plans and Policies. Describe how this project will benefit or support the housing and employment development of a regional growth and/or manufacturing/industrial center(s). Does it support multiple centers?

• Travel Choices. Describe how the project provides a range of travel modes to users traveling to centers, or if it provides a missing mode.

• User Groups Supported. Describe the user groups that will benefit from the project, including commuters, residents, commercial users, those groups identified in the President’s Order for Environmental Justice and/or areas experiencing high levels of unemployment or chronic underemployment).

• Regional Economic Strategy. Describe whether the project helps to create or sustain jobs in the targeted industry clusters within a center; these clusters are identified in the adopted 2005 Regional Economic Strategy.

16. System Continuity. Please address the following:

• Serving Centers. Describe how this project provides a “logical segment” that links to a regional growth or manufacturing/industrial center.

• Missing Link. Describe how the project fills in a missing link or removes barriers to a center. • Congestion Relief. Describe how this project will relieve pressure or remove a bottleneck on the Metropolitan

Transportation System and how this will positively impact overall system performance.

17. Long-term Benefit/Sustainability. Please address the following:

• Efficiency. How does this project support a long-term strategy to maximize the efficiency of the corridor? Describe the problem and how this project will remedy it.

• Safety. Describe how this project improves safety and/or reduces modal conflict, and provides opportunities for active transportation.

PART 2: QUESTIONS FOR ALL PROJECTS Instructions: Once Section A, B, or C in Part 1 has been completed, complete all of Part 2 (questions 18-21). D. Air Quality and Climate Change (20 Points STP, 40 Points CMAQ)

18. Describe how your project will reduce emissions. Include a discussion of the population served by the project –

who will benefit, where, and over what time period. Projects may have the potential to reduce emissions in a variety of ways, depending on the type of project. Please provide the requested information if your project contains the elements listed below: • Diesel retrofits: Describe the types and numbers of vehicles, vessels, or equipment involved, how often they are

used, where they are used, how much fuel is consumed annually and when the retrofits will occur. • Roadway capacity (general purpose and high occupancy vehicles): Describe the roadway and travel conditions

before and after the proposed project, including average daily traffic and travel speeds. Describe the potential for multimodal connections, shorter vehicle trips, etc.

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• Transit (park-and-ride lots, new or expanded transit service, transit amenitiesridership in the project area? What are the current transit routes serving the

, etc.): What is the current transit project area? If a park-and-ride lot,

odes, e.g. HOVs, or types of vehicles, e.g. freight trucks?

•

op electrification, etc.

T $ e incentives to encourage transit (bus and rail), ridesharing (vanpool and

e Fa

an e project will reduce emissions in all 17 Regional Growth Centers in King County.

V anpool, bi he project will result in shifts from single occupancy vehicle travel to transit (71,600 VMT), vanpool (14,000 VMT), carpool (2,800 VMT), and bicycle, and walk (1,500

trips), carpool (280 trips), and bicycle and alk (610 trips). The project will result in an estimated 8,980 daily single occupancy vehicle trips reduced.

ill participate as 1) New business accounts that receive program start-up incentives towards the purchase of transit

ts

007 Commute Trip Reduction survey data from worksites in King County show greater transit usage for employees or

or

how many stalls are being added? Describe how the amenities (or other components of the project) are expected to encourage new transit ridership and shift travel from single occupant vehicles to multimodal options. What is the average trip length for a new rider?

• Bicycle and/or pedestrian facilities: What is the length of the facility? What are the connections to other nonmotorized facilities and to the larger nonmotorized system? Describe the expected travel shed (i.e., land use and population surrounding the project). Signalization and other ITS improvements: Describe the existing conditions in the area (i.e., level of• service, average daily traffic, etc.), and describe how the project is expected to improve traffic flow (increase speed, reduce idling, remove accidents, etc.). Is there a significant amount of truck traffic (i.e. freight movement) on the facility? Does the project improve traffic flow for particular m

• Alternative fuels/vehicles: Describe the change in fuel or vehicle technology. How many vehicles are affected?What are the current conditions? Other: Describe how your project has the potential to reduce emissions through technology, improved management or other means, e.g. “no idling” signage & enforcement, auxiliary power units to operate heating, cooling & communications equipment, truck st

he Urban Centers Access project will reduce emissions and provide air quality benefits over the three-year project.2,460,000 of the Federal Funds will provid

carpool), bicycling, and walking and minor capital projects (such as signage and bicycle racks). $1,350,000 of thederal Funds will provide employee and residential based transit and ridesharing promotion materials. These ctivities will result in the reduction of single occupancy vehicle travel.

Based on evaluation of existing transporation demand programs, the Urban Centers Access project will provide an estimated daily reduction of 89,800 vehicle miles traveled (VMT), 8,980 fewer daily single occupancy vehicle trips,

d 7,600 new daily transit trips. Th

ehicle Miles Traveled (VMT): The project will provide incentives and promotion to increase transit, carpool, vcycling, and walking travel reducing vehicle miles traveled. T

VMT). The elimination of single occupancy vehicle trips will reduce 89,800 daily VMT. Single occupancy vehicle travel shifts: The project will provide employers, jurisdictions, and other partners in each Regional Growth Center in King County incentives and promotion to shift employees' commute travel from single occupancy vehicle travel to transit (7,600 bus & rail trips), vanpool (490w Transit ridership: The project will provide incentives and promotion to encourage increased use of transit. All businesses within the Regional Growth Centers will receive promotional materials. Also an estimated 470 employers wpasses or 2) Existing business accounts that increase their transit fare subsidies to employees, meet performance criteria for ridership gains, or increase employer commuter parking fees. These employers will also receive discounfor purchasing transit passes. The project will result in 7,600 new daily transit trips. 2of employers that participate in the FlexPass program compared to employers that do not participate in FlexPass. Fexample, in the SeaTac Regional Growth Center, 18% of employees with a FlexPass card use transit compared to8% of employees without a FlexPass card. See the table included in Question 21 for transit mode share changes fsample Regional Growth Centers for the FlexPass Program.

E. Project Readiness/Financial Plan (10 Points) Introduction: Two primary tools will be used to obtain information needed to judge a project’s ability to proceed:

onses to the project readiness question (14) and financial plan question (15) below. The primary objective of the luation is to determine whether a sponsor has assembled all of the funding needed to complete the project or e(s), and when the sponsor will be ready to obligate the requested regional funding.

respevapha All questions musts be completely and accurately filled out in order for this information to be properly assessed. The information will be used to determine:

• When the sponsor can complete all prerequisites needed to obligate the project’s requested PSRC funding.

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• When the sponsor plans to obligate requested PSRC funding. • The amount and source of secured funding for the project. • The amount and source of reasonably expected but unsecured funding for the project.

ject or a phase of the project.

ote:

• Whether PSRC’s federal funds will complete the pro

N The standard PSRC definitions will apply for determining when funding is “secured” or “reasonably expected to be secured.” These definitions are included in Section 5 of the STP/CMAQ Regional Competition Call for Projects.

19. Project Readiness: Please fill out the questions below if your project is requesting funds for a Right-of-way (ROW)

and/or Construction (CN) phase. Projects requesting funds only for a Preliminary Engineering phase need not answer question #19. PSRC recognizes that the complexity of some projects can triggebefore

r a variety of prerequisites that must be satisfied STP and CMAQ funding is typically eligible to obligate. These questions are designed to identify those

requirements and assist sponsors to: • Identify which requirements apply to their specific project. • Identify which requirements have already been satisfied at time of application. • Provide an explanation and realistic completion date for all requirements not yet completed.

Important instructions: For question 19A below, select one of the three options from the drop-down list for each item that applies at the time of submission of this application. These items are based on the documentation requirements for

obligation of federal funds. For any item where “Item not yet completed” is selected, and for any additional requirementspertaining to the project, provide details in question 19B, including the estimated schedule for completion.

19A. Check all items that apply below. Note: if no ROW is required for the project, select “not needed” for sections b

through g.

Not yet completed a. Final FHWA or FTA approval of environmental documents including: .S. Fish & Wildlife, WSDOT.

EA or EIS).

d h. Engineer's Estimate. , HPA, etc.)

19B. Additional inform that are not yet completed and provide an estimated

schedule. Please d

that the project will qualify as a documented Categorical g, the CE worksheet will be completed to assist in meeting the

20. Financ f questions E through F. The purpose of

the tab s ule. Tables A, B, and C build upon one tal cost (Table D). The sp ral funds being requested from the Regional Competition (Table A), as well as

(select one) - BA Concurrence: NMFS, U(select one) - Section 106 Concurrence. (select one) - FHWA/FTA Environmental Classification Summary Checklist (or

Not needed b. True Cost Estimate for Right of Way. Not needed c. Right-of-way Plans (stamped). Not needed d. Relocation Plan (if applicable). Not needed e. Right-of-way Certification. Not needed f. Certification Audit by WSDOT R/W Analyst. Not needed g. Relocation Certification, if applicable.

Not needed - WSDOT Certification Audit of Relocation Process, if applicable. Not needeNot needed i. All environmental permits obtained (e.g., Army Corps of Engineers Permit

ation: Include details on any items aboveprovide any additional information as appropriate (e.g., status of planning, environmental

ocumentation, permits, design, etc.). This project does not require ROW. It is anticipated Exclusion (CE). If the project is awarded fundinproject's environmental documentation.

ial plan: Please ill out Tables A through D below and cles and question is to allow sponsors to fully documen

orresponding t their project’s financial plan and sched

another to provide the estimated cost of each phase as well as a project’s to tables require onsors to list the fedeALL other sour s of secured (Table B) and unsecured (Table C) funds needed to complete the projecce t.

Guidelines: • All requested information must be provided to earn maximum points.

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• Provide financial information for all funding types in every applicable phase, and use a separate row for each

• Tota• Fun

Require

funding source. ls of federal and other funds listed in Tables A, B, and C should equal the total project cost in Table D. ding commitment letters must be provided for all financial partners.

d Match: A minimum of 13.5% match is required for both STP and CMAQ funds. Sponsors of projects d funds through this competition will be reawarde quired to provide information on these matching funds at a later date.

Table A: Funding Requested from Regional Competition

Phase Estimated Obligation

Date by Phase (mm/dd/yy)

PSRC Federal Funding Source

(enter either STP or CMAQ; choose only

one)

PSRC Federal Funds Amount

PE/Design 03/01/10 CMAQ $1,740,000 Construction 06/01/10 CMAQ $2,460,000

Other 06/01/10 CMAQ $1,500,000 $5,700,000 Totals:

Table B: Existing Secured Funding

Phase Estimated Obligation

date by Phase* Source Amount (mm/dd/yy)

PE/Design 03/01/10 King Co./WSDOT $234,900 Construction 06/01/10 King Co./WSDOT $987,600

Other 06/01/10 King Co./WSDOT $202,500 : $1,425,000 TOTAL

*For tables B and C, “obligati efined er commitment of funds. For assistance, please refer to “Definitions for Secured and Reasonably Expected to be ed Funding“ in Section 5 of the Call for Projects. Table C ture Fund ured) Note: do not include the requested in Table A

on” may be d as expenditure or oth Secur

: Needed Fu ing (Unsec grant funds Estimated Obligation

Phase date by Phase Source Amount (mm/dd/yy)

Construction 06/01/10 Local Jurisdiction $600,000

TOTAL: $600,000

Table D: Total Project Cost an le e total estim nd scheduled completion date for ea

d Schedu (Please provide th ated cost ach phase of the project.)

Total Estimated Project Cost Scheduled Co Phases mpletion of

Phase Total Estimated Cost Scheduled

Phase Completion Date (mm/dd/yy)

Planning: $ Planning: Preliminary

Engineering/Design: $1,974,900 Preliminary Engineering/Design: 12/31/13

Right of Way: $ Right of Way: Construction: $4,047,600 Construction: 12/31/13

Other (Specify) Materials: $1,702,500 Other (specify) Materials: 12/31/13

Total Project Cost: $7,725,000 Estimated date of completion (i.e. open for use) 12/31/13

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E. Identify the project phases (PE, ROW, CN, etc.) that will be fully completed if requested funding is obtained: All project phases ted if the requested funding is obtained. Table A: PE/Design lopment, implementation, and o Construction = Incentives and minor c Other te easuremenTable B: Con ction = King Co l per year ($6 ership Development Funds to leverage partnerships with such organizations as the Downtown Transportation Alliance (DTA) or jurisdictions (Redmond R-TRIP). Table C: Construction = WSDOT wil mmit $825,000 for the project as local match.

h own Seattle Association (DSA) ($300,000), City of Kirkland ($50,000), and City of

Redmond ($2 F. If unable to completely fill out Table D (Total Project Cost and Schedule): Use the to explain the

nature ct for w cost and/or s is presently u ple, a project may study the merits/costs of various routes or construction techniques and, consequ tal project costs won’t be deter s complete. Table D is co

will be fully comple= Project deve

= Proutreach.

apital projects.s

motion maunty wil

rials and project m provide $200,000

t and evaluation. 00,000 total) in Ridtru

l coConstruction = Local jurisdictions. The following will commit a total of $600,000 for enhanced project outreacand implementation: The Downt

50,000).

space belownknown. For exam

ently, the toof any proje hich the total project chedule

mined until the study impleted.

F. Other Considerations (No Points) 21. Ple nase describe any additio al aspects o

ommendatiof your proje d lication that could be

rele c n and decision lating to the support of centers a points wi

* Local Employers (Question 20. Financial Plan. Table C.): This item represents additional funding from employers' purchase of new and expanded commute programs for their employees of $17.48 million over the 3-year project. New contract revenue from employers and other partnerships are reasonably expected to be secured based on existing contract history. This new revenue is not required to complete the project: it is a result of the project's implementation. By leveraging grant funds, King County will bring new revenues to Community Transit, Everett Transit, Kitsap Transit, King County Metro Transit, Pierce Transit, and Sound Transit. About 30% of contract revenue is for use of partner agencies' transit and vanpool services. In recent history, FlexPass contract revenue totaled $11.6 million in 2003, $24.8 million in 2007, and $36 million in 2008. * Question 18 Air Quality and Climate Change. The table below highlights transit mode share changes for sample Regional Growth Centers for the FlexPass Program. Base: Represents the transit mode share prior to FlexPass implementation. Post: Represents the transit mode share for FlexPass customers post FlexPass implementation. Though not shown here, vanpool use also increased significantly between the Base and Post groups. Regional Growth Center Base Post Pricing Zone (2009) Northgate 4.04% 11.25% North Central Seattle Redmond 3.00% 8.08% East King County SeaTac 7.97% 18.33% SeaTac South Lake Union 14.61% 28.37% Lake Union/Queen Anne Downtown Bellevue 6.01% 32.75% Bellevue CBD Downtown Seattle 45.97% 55.57% Seattle CBD University Community 4.04% 11.25% North Central Seattle

ct not previously addresse-making process, particula

in the apprly those revant to the final project re

nd connecting corridors. Note: no ll be given to this section.

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Map produced by King County Departmentof Transportation, Transit Division, ServiceDevelopment Section, Market Development Group Wolfem: \KC Urban Centers.mxd

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PSRC 2009 - STP/CMAQ Regional CompetitionKing County - Urban Centers Access ProjectInformation by Regional Growth Center

Regional Growth Center Funding #'s %

Low Income (50% or 80% of median

Minority (15% -

29% or > 29%)

Transit % -Base

Transit % -Post

Implementation

Vanpool - base cost

Vanpool - post

implement cost

Pricing Zone (2009)

Basic Auburn + $175,000 2,728 1% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyBurien + $175,000 3,536 1% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyFederal Way + $175,000 2,813 1% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyKent + $175,000 4,133 1% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyRenton + $175,000 12,668 3% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyUptown Queen Anne + $175,000 13,603 3% 14.61% 28.37% $11.25 $18.00 Lake Union/Queen AnneMediumFirst Hill / Capitol Hill + $250,000 37,831 10% 23.43% 37.15% $6.75 $11.25 First HillNorthgate + $250,000 9,761 2% 4.04% 11.25% $13.50 $18.00 North Central SeattleRedmond + $250,000 7,988 2% 3.00% 8.08% $16.25 $16.25 East King CountySeaTac + $250,000 8,704 2% 7.97% 18.33% $2.25 $4.50 SeaTacSouth Lake Union + $250,000 20,215 5% 14.61% 28.37% $11.25 $18.00 Lake Union/Queen AnneTotem Lake + $250,000 11,938 3% 3.00% 8.08% $16.25 $16.25 East King CountyTukwila + $250,000 17,483 4% 4.18% 7.60% $9.00 $13.50 South King CountyHighDowntown Bellevue + $425,000 31,844 8% 6.01% 32.75% $6.75 $11.25 Bellevue CBDDowntown Seattle + $425,000 135,991 34% 45.97% 55.57% $3.25 $3.25 Seattle CBDOverlake + $425,000 40,403 10% 3.00% 6.53% $13.25 $24.75 Greater BellevueUniversity Community + $425,000 33,362 8% 4.04% 11.25% $13.50 $18.00 North Central Seattle

$4,500,000 395,001 100%

Environmental JusticeLow income 50%Low income 80%Minority 15-29%Minority > 29%

FlexPass ProgramTransit % - Base: Represents the transit mode share prior to FlexPass implementation.Transit % - Post implementation: Represents the transit mode share for FlexPass customers post FlexPass implementation

Employment (2007) Environmental Justice FlexPass Program (2007 CTR survey data)

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